 | William Cowper - 1824 - 450 pages
...feel, as well he might, The keen demands of appetite ; When, looking eagerly around, He spied far off, upon the ground, A something shining in the dark,...put him in his crop. The worm, aware of his intent, Harangu'd him thus, right eloquent — "Did you admire my lamp," quoth he, " As much as I your minstrelsy,... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 pages
...looking eagerly around, He spied far off, upon the ground, A something .shining in the dark, And knew me glow-worm by his spark ; So stooping down from hawthorn...thus, right eloquent— Did you admire my lamp, quoth be, As much as I your minstrelsy. You would abhor to do me wrong. As much as I to spoil your song ;... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1824 - 308 pages
...hawthorn top, He thought to put him m his crop. 2. The worm aware of his intent, Hanngued him lhus, right eloquent.—- " Did you admire my lamp" quoth...wrong, As much as I to spoil your song ; For 'twas the self-s:tme pow'r divine, Taught you to sing, and m« to shin* ; That you with ruusir, I with light,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1825 - 270 pages
...feel, as well he might, The keen demands of appetite ; When, looking eagerly around, He spied far off, upon the ground, A something shining in the dark,...wrong, As much as I to spoil your song ; For 'twas the self-same pow'r divine, Taught you to sing, and me to shine ; That you with music, I with light, Might... | |
 | William Cowper - 1825 - 244 pages
...feel, as well he might, The keen demands of appetite ; When, looking eagerly around, He spied far off, upon the ground, A something shining in the dark,...of his intent, Harangued him thus, right eloquent — < 38 NIGHTINGALE AND GLOWWORM. Did you admire my lamp, quoth he, As much as I your minstrelsy,... | |
 | One hundred fables, James Plumptre - 1825 - 306 pages
...down from hawthorn top, He thought to put him in his crop. The worm, aware of his intent, Harangu'd him thus, right eloquent — ' Did you admire my lamp',...As much as I to spoil your song ; ' For 'twas the self-same Power divine ' Taught you to sing, and me to shine ; -' That you with music, I with light,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1826 - 268 pages
...feel, as well he might, The keen demands of appetite ; When, looking eagerly around, He spied far off, upon the ground, A something shining in the dark,...wrong, As much as I to spoil your song ; For 'twas the self-same pow'r divine, Taught you to sing, and me to shine j * That you with music, I with light,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1826 - 262 pages
...might, The keen demands of appetite ; When looking eagerly around, He spied far off upon the gronnd, A something shining in the dark, And knew the glow-worm...put him in his crop. The worm aware of his intent, Harangu'd him thus right eloquent. Did you admire my lamp, quoth he, As much as I your minstrelsy,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1826 - 264 pages
...feel, as well he might, The keen demands of appetite ; When, looking eagerly around, He spied far off, upon the ground, A something shining in the dark,...hawthorn top, . .. He thought to put him in his crop. 2. The worm, aware of his intent, Harangued him thus, right eloquent — " Did you admire my lamp,"... | |
 | William Cowper - 1826 - 264 pages
...demands of appetite ; 314 THE NIGHTINGALE AND GLOW-WORM When looking eagerly around, He spied far off upon the ground, A something shining in the dark,...down from hawthorn top , He thought to put him in riis crop. The worm aware of his intent, Harangu'd him thus right eloquent. Did you admire my lamp,... | |
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Nor yet at eve his note suspended, Nor yet when eventide was ended, Began to feel, as well he might, The keen demands of appetite ; When, looking eagerly around, He spied far off, upon the ground, A something shining in the dark, And knew the glow-worm... 
